Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:11 PM

SERIAL · 332North America

Haiti

CapitalPort-au-Prince

CurrencyHTG · gourde

LanguageFrench, Haitian Creole

Area27,750 km²

Since1804

ISOHTI · HT

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in the Caribbean

Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western side of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the third largest country in the Caribbean by area, and with an estimated population of 11.4 million, it is the most populous Caribbean country. The capital and largest city is Port-au-Prince.

Text: Wikipedia — HaitiCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité
Capital: Port-au-Prince
Currency: gourde (HTG)
Official language: French, Haitian Creole
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +509
Licence plate code: RH
Top-level domain: .ht
Independence / founding: 1804
Highest point: Peak la Selle (2,674 m)
Lowest point: Caribbean Sea (0 m)
Anthem: La Dessalinienne

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

12.3%% of land area

#151 of 2132023

39% of world average

Forest area

3,380km²

#147 of 2132023

2% of world average

Agricultural land

65.1%% of land area

#30 of 2092023

175% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

36.5%% of land area

#19 of 2062023

262% of world average

Land area

27,750km²

#144 of 2152023

4% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Haiti.

— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$3.39Bcurrent US$

#118 of 1772025

3% of world average

External debt

$944.7Mcurrent US$

#12 of 1212024

1% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

410-100

not enough data to rank2012

115% of world average

People below the poverty line

40.4%% of population

not enough data to rank2012

316% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

31.2%%

not enough data to rank2012

112% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.1%%

not enough data to rank2012

75% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$4.11Bcurrent US$

#48 of 1862024

80% of world average

Foreign aid received

5.5%% of GNI

#42 of 1372023

92% of world average

Exchange rate

131local currency per US$

#59 of 2112025

9% of world average

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Agriculture's share of the economy

15.8%% of GDP

#53 of 1992025

158% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

27.5%% of GDP

#66 of 2022025

112% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

20.2%% of GDP

#18 of 1952025

184% of world average

Services' share of the economy

54.2%% of GDP

#128 of 2022025

94% of world average

26 of 39 figures unavailable for Haiti.

— TRADE —

Exports

1.6%% of GDP

#186 of 1872025

4% of world average

Imports

14.3%% of GDP

#182 of 1872025

29% of world average

Trade balance

-12.8%% of GDP

#135 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

16.2%% of GDP

#202 of 2052025

25% of world average

Goods exported

$554.0Mcurrent US$

#166 of 2072025

0% of world average

Goods imported

$4.63Bcurrent US$

#144 of 2072025

4% of world average

Services exported

$96.6Mcurrent US$

#177 of 1912024

0% of world average

Services imported

$517.5Mcurrent US$

#162 of 1912024

1% of world average

Goods and services exported

$863.5Mcurrent US$

#171 of 1912024

0% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$4.78Bcurrent US$

#144 of 1912024

3% of world average

2 of 12 figures unavailable for Haiti.

— HEALTH —

19 of 19 figures unavailable for Haiti.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Haiti.

— WORK —

Men in the labour force

69.7%% of men aged 15+

#96 of 1862025

100% of world average

Labour force

5.3Mpeople

#83 of 1862025

26% of world average

Working in agriculture

46.6%% of employment

#26 of 1862025

212% of world average

Working in industry

8.8%% of employment

#168 of 1862025

45% of world average

Working in services

44.6%% of employment

#145 of 1862025

76% of world average

Self-employed

76.8%% of employment

#22 of 1862025

199% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

70.9%% of labour force

not enough data to rank2012

93% of world average

Employed

54.4%% aged 15+

#118 of 1862025

96% of world average

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Haiti.

— CONNECTED —

People online

47.9%% of population

#162 of 2072024

67% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

65per 100 people

#185 of 2102022

56% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

0per 100 people

#184 of 2082022

2% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

0per 100 people

#202 of 2132022

0% of world average

Access to electricity

53.9%% of population

#194 of 2142024

61% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

4.5%% of population

#177 of 1892023

6% of world average

Electricity used per person

76kWh per person

#146 of 1492022

2% of world average

Energy used per person

324kg oil equivalent per person

#140 of 1492023

14% of world average

Air passengers carried

74,542passengers

#142 of 1652023

0% of world average

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Air freight

0million tonne-km

#139 of 1632023

0% of world average

Container port traffic

201,514TEU

#106 of 1672024

4% of world average

Patent applications by residents

2count

not enough data to rank2014

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

38count

#160 of 1972023

0% of world average

Tourists arriving

938,000count

#100 of 1942019

18% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$620.0Mcurrent US$

#89 of 1752018

17% of world average

3 of 18 figures unavailable for Haiti.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

0tonnes per person

#30 of 2032024

7% of world average

Carbon emissions

4Mt CO2

#60 of 2032024

2% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

14Mt CO2-equivalent

#72 of 2032024

5% of world average

Protected land

8.6%% of land area

#163 of 2132025

46% of world average

Protected coastal waters

1.8%% of territorial waters

#90 of 1742025

17% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

11.1%% of internal resources

#95 of 1772022

9% of world average

Renewable water available per person

1,131m³ per person

#124 of 1832022

8% of world average

Renewable energy use

76.7%% of final energy consumption

#22 of 2122021

264% of world average

Electricity from renewables

20.5%% of total

#112 of 2062021

59% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

81.4%% of total

#131 of 2092022

137% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#102 of 2082021

0% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Haiti.

— STATE —

Military spending

0.1%% of GDP

#156 of 1562024

3% of world average

Military spending

$19.8Mcurrent US$

#154 of 1602024

0% of world average

Military spending

1.6%% of government spending

#146 of 1532024

22% of world average

Armed forces personnel

1,000people

#164 of 1702020

1% of world average

Armed forces

0.0%% of labour force

#165 of 1682020

2% of world average

Homicides

41per 100,000 people

#152 of 1582023

527% of world average

1 of 7 figures unavailable for Haiti.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Haiti.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

La DessalinienneAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Port-au-Prince · approx. UTC-5

Neighbours

Dominican Republic

Landmarks

Citadelle LaferrièreImage: Wikimedia Commons

Sans-Souci PalaceImage: Wikimedia Commons

National History ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Jovenel MoïseFormer President of Haiti

François Duvalier40th President of the Republic of Haiti (1907-1971)

Jean-Jacques DessalinesLeader of Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti (1758-1806)

Jean-Claude DuvalierPresident of the Republic of Haiti (1951-2014)

René PrévalEx-President of Haiti (1943-2017)

Michaëlle JeanCanadian journalist and 27th Governor General of Canada

Jean-Bertrand AristideHaitian politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president

Joseph Michel MartellyMusician and former President of Haiti

Wyclef JeanHaitian rapper (born 1969)

Henri ChristophePresident and King of Haiti (1767-1820)

History

1804Haiti — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population11.9M2025

GDP$32.08B2025

GDP per person$2,6942025